Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kubrick stare

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: kubrick- stare
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of looking at the viewer with head tilted downward and eyes peering upward from beneath the eyebrows.

Example Sentences

"Analu Cruze-Josephides, librarian and actor exemplifies his rendition of the “Kubrick stare,” a technique synonymous with villainous characters he plays in films."
"[…] Vincent D'Onofrio goes off the deep end with a malevolent Kubrick stare."
"Ramsay's work is as chilling as it is technically flawless. She's an avid practitioner of the Kubrick Stare […]"

Etymology

Named for its frequent use in the films of director Stanley Kubrick.

Inflected Forms

Kubrick stares (plural)

Questions

What does kubrick stare mean?: The act of looking at the viewer with head tilted downward and eyes peering upward from beneath the eyebrows.
Where does kubrick stare come from?: Named for its frequent use in the films of director Stanley Kubrick.

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